# Accident 19891130047809A: Stlous YPT15, St Louis, MO, November 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1989, 16:20 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6603° N, 90.4590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6603&lon=-90.4590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saint Louis YPT-15 (registry code 7920302, https://openairdocs.org/model/saint-louis-ypt-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760A B D E&ET (registry code 67009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STLOUS YPT15
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R97532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 12 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891130047809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING. STATED SUN OBSCURED HIS VISION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA037), Nov 30, 1989: Saint Louis YPT-15 (N106SC), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUITING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUN GLARE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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